Hugh Dorsey

Hugh Manson Dorsey (1871-1948) was a prosecuting attorney, judge and Governor of Georgia. He was famous for his role as the prosecuting attorney in the murder of industrialist Leo Max Frank in 1913.

A number of social reforms were carried out during his time as governor.Title: Labor Legislation of 1917 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 244, P.131-133Title: Labor Legislation of 1918 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 257, P.35Title: Labor Legislation of 1920 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 292, P.24-25Acts of the General Assembly of the state of Georgia 1918

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